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Re:Why Coke Cost a Nickel for 70 Years (2012) by eru on Monday June 29, 2015 @07:55PM (#9801982)
Stripping that quote of all historical respect we have for Adam Smith, and answering head on: a guaranteed basic income seems like a much better way to reach these goals than to outlaw employment below a certain threshold of income.
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Re:Why Coke Cost a Nickel for 70 Years (2012) by dredmorbius on Monday June 29, 2015 @09:47PM (#9802371)
I'm rather in favour if a government as employer of last resort. One option is to then resell that labour, at a loss in cases, to qualified businesses.

We're already subsidizing labour, but without consideration to net social benefit. That at least should change.

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Re:Why Coke Cost a Nickel for 70 Years (2012) by eru on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @11:31PM (#9809924)
> One option is to then resell that labour, at a loss in cases, to qualified businesses.

Sounds like a recipe for corruption to me.

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